fish stocking

[daveutile7]

Hello community,

I currently have a 65 gallon fish only setup. inhabitants include one yellow tang, two clowns, one pygmy angel, one flame angel, one emerald crab, one turbo snail, and a starfish. I wanted to give my tank more of a reef look by adding a schooling/ shoaling fish. Are 10 green chromis too much for this size tank? Are there any fish you would suggest or a new more suited to my tank?

 

[mcgyvr]

Pajama cardinals are cool schooling fish...chromis fish can be aggressive at times..

 

[Uncle99]

Hello community,

I currently have a 65 gallon fish only setup. inhabitants include one yellow tang, two clowns, one pygmy angel, one flame angel, one emerald crab, one turbo snail, and a starfish. I wanted to give my tank more of a reef look by adding a schooling/ shoaling fish. Are 10 green chromis too much for this size tank? Are there any fish you would suggest or a new more suited to my tank?

In a 65, 10 chromis will be 9 chromis will be 8 chromis.....and so on....

Seems a lot of chromis are sick (uronema) these days, exercise great caution.

 

[Small Heavens]

Take your time, watch the community at all times of the day, the clowns will patrol their territory before nightfall but does not match with reef dwelling swimmers, make sure you take time to observe how much each fish fill the turf before adding the next neighbour.

 

[daveutile7]

All my fish appear to get along fairly well. Definately dont want any of the chromis fighting each other or other fish if they are agressive. The cardinals are nice but expensive at larger numbers.

 

[Uncle99]

All my fish appear to get along fairly well. Definately dont want any of the chromis fighting each other or other fish if they are agressive. The cardinals are nice but expensive at larger numbers.

They don't usually bother other fish, but appear to take the pecking order thing to far at times. The losses are not fast, maybe several months, but I have noticed (and maybe it's just me) that I never can keep a set beyond a year.

 

[Cedjeffski]

I have a 75 gallon reef tank with a blue tang, some kind of purple Wrasse, two clowns, and 13 Chromises, I bought 13 Chromises six months ago, and I still have 13 Chromises.

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[daveutile7]

I have a 75 gallon reef tank with a blue tang, some kind of purple Wrasse, two clowns, and 13 Chromises, I bought 13 Chromises six months ago, and I still have 13 Chromises.

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I love this tank. I like how the chromis really make it look like an ocean scene.

 

[Small Heavens]

As all damsels, chromis can cause problems in captivity. I would love to hear the 75g/13 chromis success story later when they are fully adult. Some fishes will tolerate a juvenile competitive species but grow to become aggressive towards it later on. When we introduce our aquaria into our aquariums, we often introduce juvenile specimens. We have to wait with reporting our ultimate success until all the aquaria are fully grown adult specimens to be absolutely sure, that we achieved full maximum health/survivability.

I think a school of chromis is something that a lot of saltwater keepers would like to see, damsels just cause so many problems for tank keepers, that it is advisable to be able to take the fish back to the LFS though.

 

[Cedjeffski]

True, I have 4 that are about 2 years, though not sure what constitutes adult status. I have noticed though that once you get over a certain amount, the aggression towards a particular single chromis stops, and the aggression is somewhat randomized within the whole group. And admittedly six months is not a long time"¦


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[Uncle99]

I have a 75 gallon reef tank with a blue tang, some kind of purple Wrasse, two clowns, and 13 Chromises, I bought 13 Chromises six months ago, and I still have 13 Chromises.

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And thus that is the fun of this hobby, some things seem to work in one tank but not another. Your tank looks stunning!

 

[Small Heavens]

And thus that is the fun of this hobby, some things seem to work in one tank but not another. Your tank looks stunning!

True absolutely and yes that tank looks super stunning.

 

[Cedjeffski]

Haha, Stunning may be a strong word for my tank, although I appreciate the compliment.


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[nereefpat]

psst. Your wrasse is showing, and I think it's a dottyback...if it's the purple fish in the top-right quadrant.

 

[Small Heavens]

Lols and thanks for lols [MENTION=351001]nereefpat[/MENTION]

And thanks for the stunning view.... even if you do not think it is stunning [MENTION=377135]Cedjeffski[/MENTION] (everyone likes different aquaria, I would probably fill a tank like that out with anemones and Polymnus fishes nomatter how I tried to control myself, which is why I do not keep a bigger setup..)..

 

[Cedjeffski]

Thank you, and since you asked so nicely, here is a current picture! This is what 13 Chromii look like today"¦ light just came on. Things of gotten a little crowded, I might have to upgrade soon.

 

[Small Heavens]

Oh, don't change it unless you have to! If the setup is capable of handling it so you run no risk of crashing the balance somewhere, this is really wonderful, anyway, if you upgrade, it could be very interesting to see before and after of the collection as you move it into the new setup.

 

[daveutile7]

Thank you, and since you asked so nicely, here is a current picture! This is what 13 Chromii look like today"¦ light just came on. Things of gotten a little crowded, I might have to upgrade soon.

I must have missed the joke...... Where are all the fish?

 

[daveutile7]

I think im gonna slow it down for now 10 to 13 of any fish might be too much for me right now. I woke up to find my emerald crab lying upside down with his or her chest opened up. This brings my tanks death count to 3. Two emeralds and a turbo snail. Think its has something to do with my nitrate levels which are pretty high(currently fighting a hair algae bloom). Anyways, very depressing, feel like a murderer, and am going to hibernate till I feel better

 

[Cedjeffski]

They are there, they hide at night, and my light just came on. Maybe I'll post a picture from feeding time today.


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